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Rock and Roll Over

Rock and Roll Over is KISS's fifth studio album, released November 11, 1976 on Casablanca Records. Produced by Eddie Kramer at the Star Theatre in Nanuet, New York, it peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200, went platinum, and yielded the singles Calling Dr. Love and Hard Luck Woman.

Rock argentino

Rock argentino, known locally as rock nacional, is Argentina's Spanish-language rock scene, running from the mid-1960s to the present and peaking in popularity in the 1980s.

Rock Around the Clock

"Rock Around the Clock" (also "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock"), 1954 Bill Haley and His Comets recording written by Max Freedman and James Myers; first rock 'n' roll Number One pop hit in 1955 after Blackboard Jungle.

Rock colombiano

Rock colombiano is the rock music made in Colombia, a scene that broke into the national mainstream in the 1990s with Aterciopelados and 1280 Almas.

Rock en Ñ (Spain touring showcase)

Rock en Ñ was a transatlantic touring showcase for Spanish-language rock, promoted by Spain's SGAE, which debuted at Irving Plaza in New York in 2000 and ran annually through 2006.

Rock en Seine

Rock en Seine is a major French summer music festival held since 2003 at the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud near Paris, with up to 40,000 daily festivalgoers, 4 stages, and headliners such as The Cure, Nick Cave, and Tyler, The Creator.

Rock En Tu Idioma Sinfónico Ii

Rock En Tu Idioma Sinfónico II is a Mexican symphonic show, created in 2015 by Caifanes bassist Sabo Romo, reorchestrating 1980s and 1990s rock en español classics.

Rock for People 2026

Rock for People 2026 was the 31st edition of the Czech rock festival at Park 360 in Hradec Králové, held 10–14 June 2026, headlined by Gorillaz and Iron Maiden.

Rock Hard (Germany)

Rock Hard is a German heavy metal and hard rock magazine founded in 1983 as a fanzine by Uwe Lerch and Holger Stratmann, based in Dortmund.

Rock in a Hard Place

Rock in a Hard Place is Aerosmith's seventh studio album, released August 27, 1982, recorded without Joe Perry and Brad Whitford, with Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay on guitar; it sold poorly before the band's 1980s reunion comeback.

Rock in Japan Festival

Rock in Japan Festival (ロック・イン・ジャパン・フェスティバル) is a Japanese rock festival produced by Rockin'on Japan, first held in 2000 at Hitachi Seaside Park and held since 2022 in Chiba City.

Rock in Rio

Rock in Rio is a music festival founded by Brazilian businessman Roberto Medina. Its first edition took place in Rio de Janeiro in 1985, bringing Brazilian performers together with international acts such.

Rock in Rio Madrid

Rock in Rio Madrid was the Spanish edition of the Brazilian festival Rock in Rio, held three times at Arganda del Rey near Madrid in 2008, 2010, and 2012.

Rock latino

Rock latino, or Latin rock, is a Latin American rock movement of the late 1980s and 1990s fusing rock with cumbia, salsa, and other rhythms.

Rock Lobster

Rock Lobster: 1978 debut single by the B-52s (also styled The B-52's), the Athens, Georgia new wave band, on DB Records; surf-guitar dance track that hit No. 1 in Canada and inspired John Lennon's Double Fantasy return.

Rock Me Amadeus

Rock Me Amadeus is Falco's 1985 synth-pop rap tribute to Mozart, produced by Rob and Ferdi Bolland for the album Falco 3; in 1986 it became the only German-language song to top the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart.

Rock mexicano

Rock mexicano is the rock music scene of Mexico, from 1950s Spanish-language rock and roll through the 1971 Avándaro festival to acts like Maná and Caifanes.

Rock music

Rock music: broad popular-music genre from mid-20th-century rock and roll, blues, country, R&B; guitar-driven, with 1950s US origins, hundreds of subgenres, and heavy classic-rock catalog streaming today.

Rock music in Australia

Rock music in Australia, also known as Oz rock, is rock made by Australian artists from 1955 through the pub rock era to today's streaming market.

Rock of the Westies

Rock of the Westies is Elton John's tenth studio album, released October 1975, recorded at Caribou Ranch with producer Gus Dudgeon. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, featured the hit "Island Girl", and gets a 50th Anniversary Edition in November.

Rock opera

Rock opera: a rock album or stage work telling a coherent story through connected songs, with characters and narrative. Key works: The Who's Tommy (1969), Jesus Christ Superstar (1970), Quadrophenia, American Idiot; distinct from concept albums and rock musicals.

Rock or Bust

Rock or Bust is AC/DC's 15th international studio album (16th counting Australian releases), released November-December 2014. First album with Stevie Young replacing Malcolm Young on rhythm guitar; produced by Brendan O'Brien in Vancouver; 11 songs in 34 minutes.

Rock or Bust World Tour

Rock or Bust World Tour: AC/DC's 2015-2016 stadium tour for the album Rock or Bust, opening at Coachella April 2015; Brian Johnson left with hearing loss and Axl Rose finished the 2016 legs; ended in Philadelphia September 2016.

Rock Steady (album)

Rock Steady, No Doubt's fifth studio album (Interscope, December 11, 2001), a dancehall- and electropop-leaning record produced by Sly & Robbie, Prince, The Neptunes, Nellee Hooper, Ric Ocasek, and William Orbit, peaking at No. 9 on the Billboard 200.

Rock the Boat (Aaliyah song)

"Rock the Boat" is a 2001 R&B song by Aaliyah from her self-titled album, written by Static Major, Eric Seats, and Rapture Stewart. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 12 in the UK, and its Hype Williams video was her last before her 2001 death.

Rock the Casbah

Rock the Casbah is a 1982 single by The Clash from Combat Rock, built on drum, piano, and bass parts recorded by drummer Topper Headon, with Joe Strummer lyrics about a music-banning sharif; it peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, the band's only US top-ten hit.

Rock urbano

Rock urbano is a Spanish rock scene of working-class bar circuits playing riff-based hard rock with street castellano lyrics, from Leño and Rosendo to Extremoduro.

Rock with You

Rock with You: 1979 disco-funk single by Michael Jackson from Off the Wall, written by Rod Temperton, produced by Quincy Jones; number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in early 1980.

Rock You Like a Hurricane

Rock You Like a Hurricane is a 1984 hard rock song by Germany's Scorpions, lead single of Love at First Sting. Written by Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, and Herman Rarebell, it peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the 1980s' most licensed metal anthems.

Rock Your Body

"Rock Your Body" is a 2002 Justin Timberlake song from Justified, written and produced by the Neptunes for Michael Jackson, who passed on it; it hit No. 5 in the US, No. 2 in the UK, and featured in the 2004 Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction.